Trolls 2

I had watched the first trolls and enjoyed The story, friendship, and music. I went into the second movie with high hopes and expectations. I understand the message that they were attempting to portray in the movie to all children, but doing so took some of the fun out of the movie. Kudos for the message that they were attempting to send to all children and adults, but doing so took some of the fun out of the movie. Overall, it was somewhat slow but still a fun watch. Whether your children get the message or not, they will still enjoy the movie.

There are more trolls in the world. In ancient times, the trolls divided into six different tribes, each celebrating different genre of music and each with their own music string. The Rock trolls led by Queen Barb (Rachel Bloom) intends to unite the trolls by taking the other tribes' music strings. Queen Poopy (Anna Kendrick) receives an invitation from Barb but Branch (Justin Timberlake) is much more suspicious.

This Trolls franchise has a specific audience. It's young kids who love bright colors and pop music. This one will appeal to that audience. It's very bright, and sparkly. Kendrick continues to be a great voice for Poppy. I didn't really recognize Bloom and Timberlake is not that distinctive. It does have great voices like Ron Funches. As for the story, it has a good concept. The ending theme is fitting. It's a simple sequel which works well. I do wonder if the next sequel should include a true villain. Barb never struck me as a true villain and her eventual conversion was never in doubt. Overall, this is a brightly colored movie safe for the whole family in the time of pandemic.

It was ok. My kids (ages 4 and 7) lost focus many times while watching. The music was pretty good, but nowhere near as good as the first Trolls movie.

I still enjoyed Trolls 1 bit more. It packed bit stronger emotional punch.

Either way I'm happy I watched Trolls 2. It definitely isn't a weak sequel :)

We tried to watch Onward (Pixar) twice and my four year old asked to turn it off. I recalled the new Trolls film was for rent on Prime so we switched it over.

My kid is glued to the television with Trolls. It's keeping her attention and she likes the songs. The makers of the film had a certain target audience in mind when they made this film and I'd say it was highly successful.

I suspect I will have to watch this film more than once today.